Greystones Rugby Club Muscles Up

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t makes perfect sense, of course, for Greystones’ fine rugby club to have a gym all of its lonesome.

Away from the hustle and bustle – and booze – of the main building.

As the club cruises towards its 100th birthday, the Dr Hickey gang are knocking on Wicklow County Council’s door, looking to build a standalone gym.

Filed on March 6th 2026, planning application no.2660163 at Wicklow Planning got the thumbs up on April 24th, and it goes very much like this…

Proposed development of a new 172msq standalone gym building including lobby, gymnasium, and toilets with associated ancillary works. Proposed relocation of effected parking spaces with the removal the existing car park footpath and associated site works.

Anyone know the year…?

Looking at the files lodged with the application, all we can really tell about the cunning plans is that a shipping container is going to be removed. And that the new gym design appears to be pretty much of the classic barn variety.

At the time of the application, we got in touch with the club’s chairperson Niall Savage, who told us that everyone down Dr Hickey way was excited agus delighted about the new addition.

“Alongside the standalone gym,” he told us, “the new build will also see more changing rooms available as we will convert the existing gym. We really need this as we grow the number of teams – a few weeks ago for the first time ever we fielded two women’s senior teams and we have five men’s seniors teams now too. That’s alongside all the other teams, from under 7s to under 18s to the academy and under 20 sides…

“So, we’re always expanding, always welcoming new members, and a standalone gym will be a real bonus on that front.”

Bada-ROOM! All’s swell that ends well…

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